Bass-reel.



H. KBNWARD.

BASS REEL;

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26. 1910.

Patented Jun 27, 1911.

' Attorneys HENRY KENWARD, 0F ONESIBORO, ARKANSAS.

BASS-REEL. Y

To all whom i! mag concern:

1 Be it known that I, 'HENRY KENWARD, a

'citizen of the United States, residing at Jonesboro, in the county ofCraighead and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and usefulBass-Reehof which the followmg is a specification.

This invention has relation to reels especially adapted to be used forbass" fishing and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of.its parts as hereinafter shou'indescribed and claimed. I

The object of the invent-ion is to prsvide in a' reel structure a rot-orhaving upon one side an abnormally projecting hub, which is especiallyadaptedto be used as a brake for controlling the rotary movement of therotor when the line is cast. An advantage gained by soconstructing therotor is that the rod and the reel may be held and controlled in t heone hand, leaving the other a hand free for otherpurposes.

A. further object of the invent-ion. is to soconstruct and assemble theparts that a rotor of unusual diameter-may beem'ployed without addingmaterially to the weight of the reel.

In the accompanying 'dralwings:-Figure 11s a plan vlew of a portion of arod showing the reel. applied thereto and\in section Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the rotor.

The reel includes 'an attaching plate 1 which is adapted to be appliedto the side of a rod. 2 and which is secured in position thereon bymeans of a ring 3 or equivalent securing device. A spindle 4 projectsfrom theplate 1' andt-he axis of the said splndle is pitched atanacuteangle to the bearing surface of the plate. fThe inner; portion of.thespindled is of greater diameter as at. '5 than the outer portion ofthe said splndle forming ais'h oulder 6. 'A sleeveg isjournaled upon.the outer portion of th spindle- 4 and the inner end ofthe said sleeveabuts.

against the shoulderfi. A Washer 8 is 10- I cated upon the outer portionof the spindle 4 and is held in positiouthereonby means of nut 9 whichis sc ew-threaded upon the outer extremity of said spindle. Y

The reel alsoincludes a rotor 10 which is preferably made of aluminum orother light metal comprising a thin, light, flat web 11 and a dished rim15, and the said .roror 10 is provided at :the center of its-Specification of Letters Patent,

Application filed August 26, 1910. Serial No. 579,094.

atented June 27, 1911.

web 11 and at one'side thereof with a prolonged and substantiallyconical hub 12 'having a dished outer annular surface 13 which merges atthe base of the cone into one of the faces of the web 11. The web .11 ofthe rotor is provided with a number of openings lwhich tend to reducethe weight of the reel. A dished rim 1:") is formed at the periphery ofthe web 11 of the rotor 10 and is provided with one or more perforations16 in which the end of a line may be secured. The conical-hub 12 1sjournaled upon the sleeve 7 than which it] is longer and the inner endportion of the said hub extends over the inner portion 5 of the spindle4.

Studs 18 are riveted at 18 to the outer face ofthe web 11 of the rotor10 and bandles 19 are journaled upon the said studs.

said rotor 10 so as to balance it. The rotor 10 isprovided the vicinityof its center and leading obliquely through the hub 12 from its outerside, with an oil hole 17 in communication with the interior of the hubThe said studs 18 are two in number and 10- 'cated at the din-metricalopposite sidesof the and through whichoil may bepassed to the sleeve 7and the adjacent parts of the reel.

The reel is operated as follows :-Presuming that a line is wound aboutthe rotor 10 and'within the annular gro0ve'15 thereof and it is desiredto cast the line a distance of approximately 30 or 40 feet; when thecast is made, the rotor 10 will revolve at a comparatively slow rate ofspeed and the operator may check the rotation of the rotor '10 byplacing his thumb upon the smaller portion of the dished surface 13 ofthe hub '12 at or about the point a, Thus the rotation. of the rotor .10is easilystopped. If however i it'is. desired to cast the bait and theline a distance of approximately 50 to 75 feet,

when the cast is' made the operator will check'the rotation of the.rotor 10 by placing histhumb on the large portion of the surface 13.approximately at the po nt I). As the .hub is ofgreater diameter at theline orpoint 1) than it is at the line or point'a the rotor tvill be.easily stopped notwithstanding the fact that it "is subjected to greatermomentum by reasong of additional force in casting the line agreaterdistance. "In makinga cast'of the;line, for a distance ofapproximately one hundred or one hundred V .and fifty' feet the rotorlOassumes a hi h' rate of rotary speed and is sometimes di cult-totcheckand control. In this case the operator places his thumb upon the side ofthe web' 11' still farther from the axis and approximately at the pointc and his fore finger upon any part of the hub 12 between theendsthereof. Thus the thumb and forefinger may be employed. for checking themovement of the rotor and-for interrupting the'rotation of the-same. Byreason of the fact-that the spindle 4 is so positioned that while thatportion of the periphery of the.

rotorlO adJacent the hand of the operator is sufiiciently spaced fromthe rod 2 to perv mit'theoperator to, grasp and to manipulate the reelin the mannerindicated'herein.

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecu'reby Let- I ters Patent'is, .7 I,

A fishing reel" comprising an attaching plate provided with a spindlearranged obliquely thereto and having a shoulder adjacent to its innerend, a sleeve on the spindle bearing 'at 'i-tsinner end against theshoulder and terminating with the outer end of the spindle, a rotorembodying a counterbored' conical hub engaging the sleeve and theshoulder, a thin web and a dished rim, the

baseof the hub being-disposed against the web to provide space for theinsertion ,of

thethumbof the user; between the web and the "attaching plate,andgmeans' for holding the rotor and spindle"assembled.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. HENRY Witnesses: I

HENKEnPnwE'r'r, J. T. Emou.

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